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17th cent. English Tankard - maker ??

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 7:23 am
by luisrclay
Greetings All, I would be deeply grateful if any interested party can identify the maker "SB" of the English tankard on the left of this picture. Thank you! Luis Clay

http://paperfreepress.org/wp-content/up ... scaled.jpg

http://paperfreepress.org/dsc_7876/

Re: 17th cent. English Tankard - maker ??

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 7:43 am
by oel
Hi Luis, welcome to the forum. Please have your images embedded. For information how to embedded images see:
https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42199

Here are the marks on your beautiful & old tankard;
Image

See:
Simon Romney (probably)
https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Mak ... SR.html#SR
Year letter perhaps for 1638
https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Dat ... -1657.html
Peter.

Re: 17th cent. English Tankard - maker ??

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:20 pm
by luisrclay
Peter, thank you very much for your helpful reply. Luis Clay

Re: 17th cent. English Tankard - maker ??

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:26 pm
by silvermakersmarks
I suggest 1678 as more likely: https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Dat ... -1696.html

Phil

Re: 17th cent. English Tankard - maker ??

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 8:51 pm
by oel
I am with Phil, indeed 1678 is correct.

Peter.